Name of Expert:
Felicia Lateef
Why I Believe This Person Is A Warrior:
Felicia is an incredibly accomplished woman that is helping women improve their lives through holistic nutrition. She has gone through her own cancer scares and has helped other women through theirs by preaching having a positive outlook and focusing on God. Her number one goal is to help people understand that diet is not all about food but rather how you view food.
Who They Are & Something Only The People Closest To Them Know:
She is a graduate of communications, but her passion has always been in fitness or dance. Something very few people know is that she plays the viola. She is getting her masters in holistic nutrition, and is a health coach.
Their Battle, Mentally Or Physically, They Fought And Came Out A Warrior:
After having her daughter, she was struggling to lose weight for the next ten years. Over those years to she developed bad habits of using food as a coping device to deal with a really stressful period. After several cancer scares and discovered she needed to change. She ended up shedding 50 pounds in 6 months and discovered a new way of living!!
Warrior They Look Up To:
Her mom is her greatest warrior. At the time of this recording, she is going through treatments for cancer. Her mom is fighting for her life and keeping a smile on her face. Felicia was able to help her mom eat a holistic diet that ended up helping her treat her cancer!!
Heart Of The Interview:
The goal of holistic nutrition is to look at the person as a whole, not just food. Felicia teaches people that dieting is not about the food you choose but rather how you view food. She helps people discover how their diet plays a huge role in not just their physical health but their mental health as well.
The first tip Felicia shares if you are interested in starting to look at your nutrition in a holistic way then start by taking an inventory in various aspects of your life including friends, family, work, health, and more. After being honest and discovering what areas you are lacking in, then you need to work on bringing those aspects back into balance.
Another great tip that Felicia shares is to discover your excuses and remove them.
The last tip is to fast and pray. She actually fasts every week on Wednesday for the past 3 years. She doesn’t eat all day and it’s part of how she lives. She takes the time that she would normally eat to pray. It reminds her every week that it’s really not about her but God. Now fast and pray doesn’t have to be food. You can fast from social media, TV, and more!! She shares her best tips on how to start fast and pray for yourself. These tips will help you be successful if you try it.
Additional Resources:
Daniel Plan by Rick Warren: http://www.danielplan.com/
Dealing with Shame with Katie Soy: http://www.liveshamefree.com/
What Being A Warrior Means To Them:
She believes it means remembering who you are even when you stumble or fall. Remember to walk in God, and always stay encouraged.
Their Greatest Life Lesson Learned:
To be less controlling and walk in faith.
Where You Can Find Them:
Facebook: Victorious and Holistic Health https://www.facebook.com/Victorious-Holistic-Health-786895401376953/
Email: felicia@feliciatlateef.com
Twitter: felicia.lateef
Instagram: itsmefelicialynn
Have you ever felt like your diet was consuming your life?
A few years back I made it my New Year's goal to do a bikini competition. Now, a bikini competition is not like a figure or bodybuilding competition. You don't get judged on your athletic endeavors or how big your muscles are. You are being evaluated on the overall package of how your body looks symmetrically while having long lean muscles.
I thought it would be a good goal to work towards because I had never tried anything like that before.
Prior to that, I had run marathons and other races, but I had never entered anything where I was being judged off of how I looked.
I started this goal in January and didn't stop until September. Over those next 9 months, I learned a lot about myself and my diet that I never knew before.
For nine months straight I...
-logged my calories everyday
-only went over my calorie allowance 9 days the whole time
-became obsessed about what I was eating
-had to know where I was going out to eat, so I could prepare and plan my food ahead of time
-refrained from all food that made me happy
-didn't eat my friend's delicious dishes
...did not go a single hour, minute, or day without thinking about my diet.
I was in diet hell.
I'm a very goal driven person. I've also discovered through counseling that I'm a 0-100 person - I'm either all in or all out. During those 9 months I was all in and no one was going to stop me.
I can go into deeper into how those 9 months affected my body another time, but for now I want to stick to how those 9 months of diet hell affected my mind.
After the competition was over I...
-ate everything I felt like I had deprived myself from
-didn't keep track of anything I was eating
-felt like 'I deserved' all food because of how hard I worked
IF you want to know more about whether the 'I deserve it' mentality is sabotaging your diet then click here for my blog about this.
Over the next 3 months, I undid a lot of my hard work I did in 9 months
by gaining 25 pounds
and gorging myself on a weekly basis.
Have you ever done this?
Maybe this is extreme from you. However you do feel like you are in diet hell. You feel like you can never eat what you really want to eat and you think about your food a lot.
Here is my biggest 'aha' moment on how to get yourself out of diet hell and into diet heaven...
Links To Additional Resources:
Do You Suffer From ‘I Deserve It’ Mentality: http://www.michellerosefit.com/do-you-suffer-from-i-deserve-it-dieting-mentality/
Social Media Shame: NEED FUTURE LINK
The Biggest Secret To Sticking To Your Diet: http://www.michellerosefit.com/the-biggest-secret-to-sticking-to-your-diet/
FREE Game On! Challenge (Diet and Fitness Program): www.michellerosefit.com/challenges
What To Eat And When To Eat Blog: http://www.michellerosefit.com/what-to-eat-and-when-to-eat/
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Name of Expert:
Darla Andrews
Why I Believe This Person Is A Warrior:
I met this amazing woman years ago when we worked at a gym together. From the moment I met her I admired her. She was one of the more popular trainers at the gym, had a beautiful marriage and work relationship with her husband, and very successful/talented girls. She is a mom, trainer, runs her own business and helps her husband’s business, and still sets amazing fitness goals like running a marathon and becoming a figure competitor. She’s one of those people that I would ask the infamous question “how do you do it?” In this interview, she shares how she does it and how she helps others to do it too.
Who They Are & Something Only The People Closest To Them Know:
- Mom of 5 and now 51
- Personal Trainer
- Own a wellness center with husband called Total Body Health Center
- She plays piano
Their Battle, Mentally Or Physically, They Fought And Came Out A Warrior:
As a kid she was always insecure and around 15 her parents got divorced and her mom abandoned her family. She dealt with major rejection at that time and it took her a long time to overcome her anger, resentment, and more. She felt that helped her grow mentally, but it took several years for her to fight through this battle.
Warrior They Look Up To:
She had a friend who battled cancer and had the most amazing attitude towards life. She helped her realize how important it is to live life and let the little things go.
Heart Of The Interview:
Darla is someone I consider a ‘mom warrior’ and someone who never lets age stop her. She is a mother to 5 beautiful/amazing girls. Also, she is at the peak of her fitness at 51! She started running when she was 43. She never thought she would discover the running bug but she did!!
She understands what’s it like to get back in shape after years of being pregnant and discovered her love of fitness through that. One of her biggest tips to getting her workouts in while raising kids is working out first thing in the morning. Even if it was dark outside she got up and got her training in. She believes that you need to be creative to get your workouts in. She shares other amazing tips for getting your workouts into your crazy schedules.
Also, she ended up placing first in her first figure competition at 49! She was able to stick to a rigid diet while taking care of her family. It was really out of her comfort zone, but she kicked ass at it!! She shares her best tips on how she was able to achieve her goal while everything else was going on.
What Being A Warrior Means To Them:
It means getting up and facing each day head-on, and if you get knocked down get back up. Lastly, you have to believe in you.
Their Greatest Life Lesson Learned:
Don’t take anything for granted and don’t waste time and energy on things you can’t control.
Where You Can Find Them:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TotalBodyFitnessbyDarla?fref=ts
Instagram: https://instagram.com/d_andrewsfitness
These are some thoughts going on inside my head:
-I wish I had abs like that
-I really hate my thighs, maybe those exercises will help me get rid of them
-I need work harder
-My body will never look like that
-No matter how hard I try I never get those kinds of results
-Why is it so much easier for everybody else?
Are any of those true for you?
They are true for me.
The world of social media is an amazing world but it can also be a cruel world.
I remember when I first decided to take my passion and purpose of fitness on the internet and felt horrible. I would post a simple pic of me doing a yoga pose with a quote and then go online to see other people's posts and thinking, "their abs are flatter than mine" or "why would anyone like my pic when I don't have a great butt like this girl" or "I guess I need workout harder so I can keep up these girls."
Pretty soon I started feeling inferior, self-conscious, and felt like 'why bother because I can't keep up with these girls.'
I was experiencing social media shame
Social media shame is real. It's something that is being researched and talked about in psychology circles. I have talked to many university psychology professors about this and they are saying that social media shame is an epidemic nowadays.
Social media shame isn't just limited to fitness. Have you ever tried to make the couple cupcakes on Pintrest and they are a totally fail!
We start to feel like not only are our abs aren't flat enough, our butts aren't big enough, our cooking looks horrible, and we can't get our party decorations to look like the ones on Pintrest.
Then this dreaded thought pops into our heads:
Why can everyone else do it but me?
I hope you never have that thought but if you have I want to help you. I have, and do suffer from social media shame myself and because of that, I have learned a few tips and tricks to help get myself out it.
Links To Additional Resources:
Pintrest Fails: http://pinterestfail.com/
My Amazing, Kick Butt, Cancer Survivor Friend Holly Boyce: (ADD PODCAST INTERVIEW LINK) and http://www.familyfitnessgal.com/
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Have you ever thought…
“F*** it! I just ate this so I might as well eat that.”
Scenario #1
What I’m referring to you when you go out to dinner with your friends and you think in your mind “I’m only going to order the salad. Nothing else.” Then when your friends order deep fried mozzarella balls and artichoke dip and you suddenly think “F*** it! I’m just going to have what they are having and worry about my diet tomorrow.”
But it doesn’t stop there…
You end up ordering a couple of beers, fried chicken, and dessert. Pretty soon you’ve just eaten everything in sight.
or…
Scenario #2
You look inside your fridge for something to eat and you can’t find anything. You could maybe whip up a salad but doesn’t seem appetizing. Then you open the freezer and see a frozen pizza and think “F*** it! I’m just going to eat this because I’m hungry and it’s easy to make.
But it doesn’t stop there…
You end up finishing the whole pizza, going back and having a bowl of cereal, and some ice cream.
Has this ever happened to you?
If it has you may have had the following thoughts…
-Now what do I do?
-I’ve failed
-I might as well give up
-There goes all my hard work
-and many other thoughts
I know how you feel because those are the thoughts I have when I binge eat. It’s so easy to lost in thoughts and lose all your momentum.
I’m here to help you get out of your stuck mentality and get into a success mentality.
You are not a bad person because you binge ate everything. In fact your not a bad anything! You are human and it happens.
I have learned a lot about this from myself and working with hundreds of people of the years and I’ve learned 3 CRUCIAL Questions you need to ask yourself after you binge eat in order to take yourself from the stuck mentality to a success mentality.
Links To Additional Resources:
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Let me paint a daily scenario I have…
“I need to lose weight, can you help me do that?”
“Absolutely! Here is a diet plan for you to follow, that if you do, you will for sure lose weight.”
“Awesome! I will totally follow this! Thank you so much!!”
———————————————Two Weeks Later———————————
“How’s it going? Have you lost any weight yet?”
“No…”
“How come?”
“I tried to follow the diet, but I couldn’t. My sister had a birthday and there was cake. My co-workers wanted to go out for happy hour and the drinks were half off. I decided to have a cheat meal and ate a whole pizza. I just couldn’t stick to the diet.”
Have you ever felt like this person? Perhaps you had the best intentions of sticking to a diet and couldn’t. Things came up, a cheat meal turned into a cheat weekend, and everything snowballed from there.
I want you to know that you are like so many others that I have helped and you aren’t a failure at dieting.
Dieting is 50% Mentality & 50% Habits
Before I can change your diet habits, I have to change your mentality towards it.
I was racking my brain for years to try and figure out how to change people’s mentality towards dieting and came up with nothing for a long time. It was so frustrating.
Then it dawned on me one day…dieting is like dating.
Once I discovered this, I was able to simplify and change people’s diet mentality. By changing their mentality, I changed their habits. By changing their habits, I was able to help them lose weight permanently.
How amazing would it feel if you could lose weight AND keep it off for good?
How awesome would it feel to be one of those people that doesn’t struggle with their diet?
I can help you with that! All we need to do is change the way you view your diet.
Back to dieting being like dating. Here are 3 ways they are similar:
Links To Additional Resources:
FREE Game On! Challenge (Diet and Fitness Program): www.michellerosefit.com/challenges
BBC Diet By Personality: http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z2csfg8
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Do you like to go out to eat?
My boyfriend and I like to eat together. We love to chat about our day, talk about our business, and share our thoughts about life, love, and crazy things that happen.
When we share a meal together, our plates look very different, and there are several reasons for that.
- He eats meat and I don’t
- I love vegetables and he does not (However he did learn to love them and I shared those tips in this blog here)
- He’s 6’2 and 5’4
You might be thinking why does that last reason matter so much? Well, it’s because when you get down to it, he naturally burns more calories than me because of his height.
Since he is almost a foot taller than me, it takes more energy (or calories) for him to walk, talk, and do daily activities. Here’s the other annoying thing – when we workout, he burns more calories, because it does take him more energy.
Basically to sum it up…he burns more calories than me and it sucks.
Now, I don’t want you to think I’m complaining. I’m talking to you about this because it was hard for me for years to eat dinner with him, and not want to eat the amount he was eating.
I compared my smaller portions to his and got jealous. Have you ever done that?
Have you ever…
- –Stared at your friend’s delicious pizza and stared at your salad, wishing you were eating what they were eating?
- –Looked at the amount your sister is eating and think ‘God! She’s so lucky! Is she going to eat all that and not gain a pound!’?
- –Watched some eat an organic, dressing-less salad and wonder how the heck are they enjoying that so much?
If you have ever done one or all of those things…
Then you, my friend, have Dieter’s Envy.
Now, having suffered from that myself, I had to learn some tips and tricks on how to conquer it.
Here are 3 simple ways for you to conquer Dieter’s Envy and have Dieter’s Enjoyment…
Links To Additional Resources:
How I Got My Picky Boyfriend To Eat His Vegetables: http://www.michellerosefit.com/how-i-got-my-picky-boyfriend-to-eat-his-vegetables/
The Biggest Secret To Sticking To Your Diet: http://www.michellerosefit.com/the-biggest-secret-to-sticking-to-your-diet/
Personal Coaching With Me: www.michellerosefit.com/coaching
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When I woke up today, the first thing I thought about before my feet hit the floor were:
- I need to get the slide show done for work
- I need to finish the budget and turn it into the manager
- Don’t forget to grab that shirt for my coworker
- What am I making for dinner? Do I have all the ingredients, or do I need to pick them up at the store?
- That reminds me!! I need to get breakfast for my coworkers.
- It’s my coworker’s birthday on Friday. What should I get her for a gift?
The list goes on and on and on. I know you know what I’m talking about because you have that same running list in your head.
Oh! And on top of all that, you need to go workout.
Working out can often fall to the bottom of the list and not get done. At least it has for me, and the people I work with.
Life is crazy, and it can seem impossible at times to fit working out in. I get that, and I want to help you with that.
I wanted to share with you 3 tips and tricks to getting your workouts in while your life is crazy, deadlines are stacking up, and there doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done.
Don’t stress. I have 3 ways to help you.
Links To Additional Resources:
Stair Workouts with Chalene Johnson: https://www.youtube.com/chalenejohnson
My YouTube Workout Videos: www.youtube.com/michellerosefit
How and Why of Meal Prepping: http://www.michellerosefit.com/why-you-need-to-meal-prep-and-how/
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Has this ever been you?
“I’ve worked hard this week!! I had a ton of deadlines with work and I hit them all. I was able to avoid the happy hour with my coworkers and went home and cooked myself a healthy meal instead. I even got my workouts in this week! I did a lot and I deserve..”
And that ‘I deserve it’ concludes with:
- A glass of wine
- A large pizza
- A burger
- A margarita
- Take a break from working out this weekend
- And so on…
Your ‘I deserve it’ indulgence ends up becoming your ‘I deserve it’ sabotage.
You end up…
- Drinking the bottle of wine
- Eating the whole pizza
- Having fries and a shake to go with your burger
- Having a margarita the size of your head
- Not being active at all
- And so on…
You end up undoing all your hard work of 4 days, in 3 days or dare I say one meal. Then you end up right back where you started, and you are left with shame and guilt.
If you wonder how I know this, it’s because I’ve done the same thing. I’ve had the ‘I deserve it’ bottle of wine and the ‘I deserve it’ whole pizza. I know how you feel afterwards because it’s how I feel.
Having been in this situation myself, and wanting to help others who have suffered from it too, I figured out 3 HUGE ways you can break your ‘I deserve it’ mentality.
Link To Blog:
http://www.michellerosefit.com/do-you-suffer-from-i-deserve-it-dieting-mentality/
Links To Additional Resources:
Personal Coaching with Me! www.michellerosefit.com/coaching
Game On! Challenge (Diet Challenge): www.michellerosefit.com/challenges
Secret To Sticking To Your Diet: http://www.michellerosefit.com/the-biggest-secret-to-sticking-to-your-diet/
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